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  1. Re:One idea... on Newspaper Execs Hold Secret Meeting To Discuss Paywalls · · Score: 1

    >> Journalists are professional people who do research and go through an editorial process before they get published. They are held accountable.

    That is a point of debate.

  2. Mrs. Clinton on "Good Enough" Computers Are the Future · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The corporation narrowly fought off an antitrust judgment under the (first) Clinton and Bush administrations

    I thought Obama was going to serve 5 terms as president, after the constitution was amended of course. Mrs. Clinton never gets her shot as President! Obama, will after all, turn the world into a utopia, and "good enough" will apply to all aspects of society, and we'll all smile and nod our heads in peaceful bliss.

  3. Re:Do not underestimate Western-security procedure on Computer Spies Breach $300B Fighter-Jet Project · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And, do not overestimate Western security procedures.

  4. is it really that bad yet? on The Art of The Farewell Email · · Score: 1

    >> With so many people losing their jobs

    Really?

  5. Just not all that useful on Amazon Announces Kindle 2, With Slew of New Features · · Score: 1

    Expensive, clunky, and really not all that useful. A fellow at work seems to love this device though. I just don't understand.

  6. Re:Make them Pay on Discuss the US Presidential Election & Education · · Score: 1

    Eh. I'm unhappy with both choices. Romney in 2012!

  7. Re:Honest question: on Who Do Warcraft Players Want As President? · · Score: 1

    The the average WoW male is 28.3, and 32.5 for females, according to these WoW stats,

    http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/001365.php

    And Night-Elf hunters are the most common race and class combo, in case you're wondering about in-game demographics.

    Over 35 players are a decent percentage I would venture to guess...

  8. the flip-it worm at work on WV Voters Say Machines Are Switching Votes · · Score: 1

    I'm sure what we have here is a well organized conspiracy. No doubt about it. McCain will win 56% to 42%. Interestingly, that would be an exact flip of what Obama's poll numbers say on average.

    The "flip-it" worm at work. All votes for these two candidates get reversed! Holy cow! The humanity!

  9. Beta and Free? on Extended Gmail Outage Frustrates Admins · · Score: 1

    It's free, and Beta. So you lose email for a few days.

  10. is that an air conditioner? on Gamer Plays Over 30 Warcraft Characters · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wonder if that air conditioner unit high on the side wall is enough to cool that room?

  11. Jon Stewart or Tina Fey on World's Oldest Rocks Found · · Score: 1

    Jon Stewart or Tina Fey must have added that tag.

  12. Re:-456 F? What is that? on LHC Offline Until April 2009 (Or Longer) · · Score: 1

    Hey old chap, can tell me the length in barleycorn's for this collider?

  13. Not the end of the world on LHC Offline Until April 2009 (Or Longer) · · Score: 1

    Great, so we won't have to hear more stories about the end of the world caused by black holes. Well, at least until the spring anyway.

    This breakdown is probably just the beginning of a series of breakdowns. A year from now everyone will be complaining about the huge price tag on this thing that has never been 100% operational.

  14. How about a webcam on the moon! on Interplanetary Internet Tested In Space · · Score: 1

    We could connect and control the aim of the camera. And the images would get sent back to Earth, etc, etc, etc.

    Then we place one one Mars...

    Fun, and we get to test this "interplanetary internet" thing...

    Doesn't seem all that hard to do...

  15. $7.50 ticket ? where?! on Movie Review, Hellboy II · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is $7.50 the Senior discount for a Sunday morning matinee in Topeka?

    The Sunday morning matinee for Wall-E cost me $9.50!

  16. 25 cows grazing on How Technology Changes Classrooms · · Score: 1

    There are 25 cows grazing in a pasture, all but 9 cows go into the barn. How many cows are left to graze in the pasture?

  17. Pick me! Pick me! on How Technology Changes Classrooms · · Score: 1

    Nobody replied to this question yet? I say the "$39.99" per square yard carpet is more expensive than the $1.95 per square foot carpet. My liberal public school education is paying off :)

  18. NetHack rocks on Dungeons and Desktops · · Score: 1

    I still play NetHack couple times a month. Excellent.

    http://www.nethack.org/

    And, indeed, the depth of NetHack is impressive.

    http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20011107&mode=classic

  19. What do I owe, $3? on YouTube Must Give All User Histories To Viacom · · Score: 1

    So, what is going to happen to me, since I watched dozens of clips of Family Guy and Robot Chicken?

    What programs do I have to avoid, so that I don't watch any Viacom properties on TV or the Internet?

  20. Re:Barack Obama on Telecom Amnesty Foes On the Move · · Score: 1

    Reading the "walks-on-water" posts by supporters on various websites has been a laugh

    Agreed. Somehow, he's "the one".

  21. Fast and clean on What Do You Want On Future Browsers? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Not a bloated piece of garbage. That would be a good "feature".

  22. Re:Why no rising sea level on North Pole Ice On Track To Melt By September? · · Score: 1

    "The study indicates that the contribution of the ice sheets to recent sea-level rise during the decade studied was much smaller than expected, just two percent of the recent increase of nearly three millimeters a year," says Zwally. "Continuing research using NASA satellites and other data will narrow the uncertainties in this important issue."

    Study uses data through 2002.

  23. Nearly all lego products on Lego Secret Vault Contains All Sets In History · · Score: 1

    She says "Nearly all lego products"...

    This implies there are some missing. Hmmm...I wonder what they are missing....

  24. need maximum verbosity on Anatomy of a Runaway Project · · Score: 1

    Two consultants rewrote the 140,000 lines of [original obscure language] into 4200 lines of Java. The Java version runs as fast on a laptop PC as the original version runs on a high-powered UNIX server

    Okay, ummmm, I'm gonna need some more detail on this statement.

  25. Re:Call Screening on Spit Will Be Worse Than Spam · · Score: 1

    My current VOIP settings allow me to filter by number, and dump callers to busy signal, msg, blocked message, etc. I have about 20 numbers in my list right now. And I add a new number about once a month. Not too bad.